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. 1993 Jun;86(6):355–356. doi: 10.1177/014107689308600615

Xeroderma pigmentosum variant: 5 years of tumour suppression by etretinate.

J Berth-Jones 1, J Cole 1, A R Lehmann 1, C F Arlett 1, R A Graham-Brown 1
PMCID: PMC1294488  PMID: 8315632

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